Accessible and clearly written, Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
Can talk about a specific language e.g. English, German, Swahili etc. Or about language as such. In linguistics, we are interested in both of these fields, whereby General Linguistics will tend to concentrate on the latter topic and the individual language departments on their specific language e.g. English linguistics. PDF On May 24, 2017, Ignatius Tri Endarto and others published Systemic Functional Linguistics: A Brief Introduction. We use cookies to make interactions with our website easy and meaningful, to.
introduces readers to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world through the contemporary theory and practice of linguistic anthropology.
Introduction To Linguistic Theory
- A highly accessible introduction to the study of language in real-life social contexts around the world
- Combines classic studies on language and cutting-edge contemporary scholarship and assumes no prior knowledge in linguistics or anthropology
- Provides a unifying synthesis of current research and considers future directions for the field
- Covers key topics such as: language and gender, race, and ethnicity; language acquisition and socialization in children and adults; language death and revitalization; performance; language and thought; literacy practices; and multilingualism and globalization